In 1897, Virginia O'Hanlon was a assistant to a coroner named Dr. Philip O'Hanlon. When she was 1897 she asked her father Dr. Philip, whether Santa really existed! That is who she is and one of the reasons she is famous!
Virginia O’Hanlon was born in the year 1889. She is known as the girl who questioned the existence of Santa clues. At the age of 8 she unable to get the answer about Santa Claus from her parents so Virginia wrote a letter to New York sun in search of the truth. They replied yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus. This made Virginia famous and part of American history
Virginia O'Hanlon was an American girl who questioned if Santa was real. She was not able to get an answer from her parents, so she wrote to the New York Sun, saying: "Dear Editor, I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, 'If you see it in The Sun, it's so.' Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?" The quick response included the famous line, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus." This is just a little piece of what made Virginia part of American history.
Virginia O'Hanlon was an American girl who was born on July 20th 1889 in Manhattan. As an eight-year-old girl Virginia O’Hanlon asked her dad Philip if there was a Santa Claus. His best advice was to write to the New York Sun, and if she saw it in print there she could believe it. The letter was written on September 21 1897. Its editorial response has become a classic tale of the Christmas holiday season-"yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. Virginia became a career educator and spent 47 years in the classroom and principal of York City schools. All her life she was asked if she still believed and delighted in providing a response. Virginia O’Hanlon penned the most famous Christmas letter in the last two centuries.
Virginia O'Hanlon, asked her father, Dr. Philip O'Hanlon if there really was a Santa Claus. His answer was, "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." Virginia wrote The Sun to see what they would say. They replied, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus." This American girl became a very famous part of the Christmas holiday season.
In 1897, Dr. Phillip O'Hanlon, was approached by his at the time eight-year-old daughter, and asked Wheather Santa Claus really existed. Her father suggested she write to the "The Sun," the local newspaper at the time, assuring her that everything you read in the sun, is in fact true. So, Virgina wrote to the sun, briefly asking if Santa was true or not, The Sun quickly replied, writing back "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
In 1897, Virginia O'Hanlon was a assistant to a coroner named Dr. Philip O'Hanlon. When she was 1897 she asked her father Dr. Philip, whether Santa really existed! That is who she is and one of the reasons she is famous!
ReplyDeleteVirginia O`Hanlon was the first american girl to question the existence of Santa Claus which has put her in the history of America.
ReplyDeleteVirginia O’Hanlon was born in the year 1889. She is known as the girl who questioned the existence of Santa clues. At the age of 8 she unable to get the answer about Santa Claus from her parents so Virginia wrote a letter to New York sun in search of the truth. They replied yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus. This made Virginia famous and part of American history
ReplyDeleteVirginia O'Hanlon was an American girl who questioned if Santa was real. She was not able to get an answer from her parents, so she wrote to the New York Sun, saying:
ReplyDelete"Dear Editor, I am 8 years old.
Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, 'If you see it in The Sun, it's so.' Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?"
The quick response included the famous line, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus."
This is just a little piece of what made Virginia part of American history.
Virginia O'Hanlon was an American girl who was born on July 20th 1889 in Manhattan.
ReplyDeleteAs an eight-year-old girl Virginia O’Hanlon asked her dad Philip if there was a Santa Claus. His best advice was to write to the New York Sun, and if she saw it in print there she could believe it. The letter was written on September 21 1897. Its editorial response has become a classic tale of the Christmas holiday season-"yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.
Virginia became a career educator and spent 47 years in the classroom and principal of York City schools.
All her life she was asked if she still believed and delighted in providing a response.
Virginia O’Hanlon penned the most famous Christmas letter in the last two centuries.
In my comment I meant In 1897 she asked her father
ReplyDeleteVirginia O'Hanlon, asked her father, Dr. Philip O'Hanlon if there really was a Santa Claus. His answer was, "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." Virginia wrote The Sun to see what they would say. They replied, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus." This American girl became a very famous part of the Christmas holiday season.
ReplyDeleteIn 1897, Dr. Phillip O'Hanlon, was approached by his at the time eight-year-old daughter, and asked Wheather Santa Claus really existed. Her father suggested she write to the "The Sun," the local newspaper at the time, assuring her that everything you read in the sun, is in fact true.
ReplyDeleteSo, Virgina wrote to the sun, briefly asking if Santa was true or not, The Sun quickly replied, writing back "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".